Treatment For The Flexor Digitorum and Hallucis Muscles
Author: Julie Donnelly, LMT – The Pain Relief Expert
Editor: Dr. Steve Chaney
The snowbirds are long gone! The plus is that it’s easier to get into restaurants, and the roads aren’t as crowded. Of course, the minus is the weather. August is the hottest month of the year.
August is definitely a s-l-o-w month in Florida. The temperature is in the mid-upper 90’s, which isn’t too bad for a Floridian, but the humidity feels like it’s 120°!
You walk out of your cool house, and it hits you like a wet washcloth, immediately making you sweat from your hair to your toes.
So, it’s time to just relax, enjoy the beach and read a good book. And thank heaven for air-conditioning!
Helping Others
Several years ago, I was curious as to who is the poorest Native American tribe in the USA. I did a search through the internet and found that it is the Lakota Sioux who live in Pine Ridge, SD. I found that 97% of the population has a median household income that ranges between $2,600 and $3,500 A YEAR! That means that the median household income ranges between $215 and $290 a month! That is appalling!
This is the United States of America, and the First Nation, who was here before any of our ancestors arrived on this land, is starving, freezing, and living in squalor. They don’t even have running water!
There is so much more that you can read for yourself by going to https://www.truesiouxhope.org/single-post/2015/02/10/the-lakota-sioux-tribe-a-look-at-the-statistics.
The only way the Lakota Sioux are going to be able to enjoy even some of the freedoms that we take for granted, is for them to be educated so they can raise their standard of living.
With that in mind, about four years ago I started a monthly donation that is earmarked specifically for education. I’m continuing that donation, but I want to take it a bit further.
I called Jeri Baker, the Director of www.OneSpiritLakota.org to find out how to collect the items that would help the children get an education.
Ms. Baker said that 75% of the children don’t finish high school because they are ashamed of the clothes they are wearing.
Kids/teenagers can be so cruel, making fun of them because of their poverty.
We can help! I am setting up a box in my office and I’m asking you to help. If you have gently used clothes, or winter coats, that are appropriate for teenagers to wear to school, or maybe a pair of new sneakers (kids really make fun of their beat-up shoes), that would be wonderful.
If you don’t have anything you can donate, perhaps you could help pay for the postage to South Dakota. That would help so I can send more boxes.
Or if you’d rather do this on your own, go to https://www.onespiritlakota.org and you can see how you can donate directly to the tribe.
Thank you for your kindness!
Is It Achilles Tendonitis Or Something Else?
It may feel like Achilles Tendonitis, but the area of the body that we are talking about this month is underneath your Achilles Tendon.
Especially runner’s think that they are having Achilles Tendonitis, which is caused by your calf muscles getting tight and putting pressure on the Achilles Tendon. However, the muscles we’ll be treating are underneath your calf muscles and cause the same pattern as Achilles Tendonitis.
The muscles are the flexor digitorum longus (on left) which inserts into the bottom of your four toes
and the flexor hallucis longus (on right) which inserts into the bottom of your big toe
These muscles curl your toes down, toward your arch.
Treatment For The Flexor Digitorum and Hallucis
Click on the link below and you can watch a video on how to self-treat both of these muscles.
https://www.capcut.com/view/7368473939858686470?workspaceId=7296693802712973318
Helping Yourself 24/7 At Home
You don’t have to be an athlete to get the most out of this book!
Not only are there pictures demonstrating how to treat your entire body, but there is a LOT of information about the muscles and why they are causing problems.
There are also 4 color charts that show you where you feel the pain, and where the source of the pain is coming from.
This book also has a detailed nutrition chapter, and an exercise chapter that can be altered to fit every level of ability.
Stop rubbing on the symptoms of pain and treat the source!
https://julstromethod.com/product/pain-free-athlete-book/
And Finally, Look At This!!!!
Julie Donnelly – TALK SHOW INTERVIEW – Fabulous with Fabio
I’m so excited! I was interviewed by an amazing man named Fabio Marques. It’s almost an hour long, but you may find it interesting, so I wanted to share it with you.
If you know anyone who owns a business, and whose employees do a repetitive movement, please share it with them. I want to bring the ability to stop pain FAST to millions of people. It could change their lives!
Have a beautiful summer!
Wishing you well,
Julie Donnelly
www.FlexibleAthlete.com
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About The Author
Julie Donnelly has been a licensed massage therapist since 1989, specializing in the treatment of chronic pain and sports injuries. The author of several books including Treat Yourself to Pain-Free Living, The Pain-Free Athlete, and The 15 Minute Back Pain Solution.
Julie has also developed a proven self-treatment program for the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome.
She has a therapy practice in Sarasota, Florida, and she travels around the USA to teach massage and physical therapists how to do the Julstro Method, and she also teaches self-treatment clinics to anyone interested in taking charge of their own health and flexibility.
She may be reached at her office: 919-886-1861, or through her website: www.FlexibleAthlete.com.
About The Editor
Dr. Chaney has a BS in Chemistry from Duke University and a PhD in Biochemistry from UCLA. He is Professor Emeritus from the University of North Carolina where he taught biochemistry and nutrition to medical and dental students for 40 years.
Dr. Chaney won numerous teaching awards at UNC, including the Academy of Educators “Excellence in Teaching Lifetime Achievement Award”. Dr Chaney also ran an active cancer research program at UNC and published over 100 scientific articles and reviews in peer-reviewed scientific journals. In addition, he authored two chapters on nutrition in one of the leading biochemistry text books for medical students.
Since retiring from the University of North Carolina, he has been writing a weekly health blog called “Health Tips From the Professor”. He has also written two best-selling books, “Slaying the Food Myths” and “Slaying the Supplement Myths”. And most recently he has created an online lifestyle change course, “Create Your Personal Health Zone”. For more information visit https://chaneyhealth.com.
For the past 45 years Dr. Chaney and his wife Suzanne have been helping people improve their health holistically through a combination of good diet, exercise, weight control and appropriate supplementation.